dysencephalia splanchnocystica

Meckel-Gruber syndrome

[mek´el groo´ber]

a hereditary autosomal recessive syndrome in which infants are usually born with a sloping forehead, posterior meningoencephalocele, polydactyly (extra fingers or toes), and polycystic kidneys; most die soon after birth. Called also Gruber's syndrome.

Meckel,

Johann Friedrich, the elder, German anatomist and obstetrician, 1714-1774.

Meckel band - the portion of the anterior ligament of the malleus that extends from the base of the anterior process through the petrotympanic fissure, to attach to the spine of the sphenoid. Synonym(s): Meckel ligament

Meckel space - the cleft in the meningeal layer of dura of the middle cranial fossa that encloses the roots of the trigeminal nerve and the trigeminal ganglion. Synonym(s): Meckel cavity; trigeminal cave

Meckel sphenopalatine ganglionectomy

Meckel,

Johann Friedrich, the younger, German anatomist and embryologist, 1781-1833.

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